BaronEngel

Nice Work Rarity

Gilda tapped the edge of her knife on the bottom of her bill. Behind her was a large, open cardboard box that had been sent to the griffin by Ponyville's finest fashionista.  Gilda was now wearing the contents of the package and was admiring herself in a full length mirror. Slowly she turns back and forth admiring how snug black leather outfit flattered her figure. After a couple of minutes she spoke aloud to the empty room. 

     "Nice work Rarity!" &...

Roxanne Wolf Study

This is a study piece for an upcoming patron reward. One of the characters in the drawing will be Roxanne Wolf from the eighth installment video game series 5 Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach. Link 

    This is not exactly what the character looks in the game. I was granted some liberty to adapt the figure so she'd work better with the other character in the p...

Afternoon Nap

A commission for Peruserofpieces. There's a question that routinely comes up concerning my Equestria dreamscape. Since my ponies are much more realistic appearing than they are in show what does their downstairs gear look like and is generally visible since most ponies don't wear clothes. And when ponies do they wear clothes the garments often don't cover that part of the body. Well to an...

February 2022 Thumbnail Dump

Recently I've posted developmental thumbnails for an upcoming Celestia color commission Link, Link. Thumbnails sketches are useful, powerful tool that let you explore concepts without committing to a finished piece. For every finished drawing and painting you've seen poste...

TED Talk Tessa

"I want to thank you for coming to my TED talk tonight, and hopefully you now understand why our world leaders need to act decisively to eliminate squirrels."

   This is another of pieces I started during my most recent Picarto stream. Also it's a Patron reward for Caerdwyn. The theme of t...

Old Goat

One of the drawings from my most recent Picarto streams.  Theme that evening was the zodiac animals of the Lunar New Year. Well the goat is one those animals, and I've never drawn a picture of Grogar/Discord in disguise from Friendship is Magic. So I decided to fix that fact. Here he is with his much coveted magical bell.

Celestia's Sun Chariot thumbnails 01

Baron's Art Tips. Don't mentally view an image from just one angle, consider your possibilities. With any picture there's almost more than one viewpoint that you can decide to go with.

    Yesterday I posted some costume designs for a Celestia motorcycle piece. Link These are 3 possible general compositions that the piece may proceed with. E...

Further character refinement and dress design.

Recently I posted some development drawings for an upcoming commission. Link The client was generally happy with the overall design but wanted me to lighten the area around the stallion's eyes. (Ah misunderstanding of instructions on my part.) So I did a quick head study to confirm that this was what the client wanted. Answer back was that this fixed the issue. 

 &n...

Biker Celestia outfits 01

I've got color piece on the docket. Important details about this picture are:

     1. It's got Princess Celestia in leather 

     2. It's got a radical, radial engine chopper motorcycle.

     3.  It's set on the desert dry lakebed. 

     4. It's got Princess Celestia riding radical chopper motorcycle.

     5. It's got Princes...

The Tiger of Cape Suzette

This was the first drawing I started during my most recent Picarto stream. The theme was the Lunar New Year and zodiac animals associated with it. 2022 is the year of the Tiger so I had to draw one, but I decided to take a stab at drawing a character who I haven't drawn in almost 30 years. Shere Khan from the 1990s Disney TV series ...

Zodiac Animal Stream Tonight 2/5/22

Tonight 2/5/22 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming on Picarto. This week was the start of the Lunar New Year. The year of the Tiger to be precise. So like last year I'll be doing a stream themed around this. I hope you can join me for an evening of art, stories, and some really great folks!

Bountiful

At the main entrance of the Ponyville's historical Farmers Market there stands a statue that was created to honor one of the Mane Six, and one of the most important families in the history of Ponyville. The Apple family. 

     Applejack is in many way the iconic example of what makes earth ponies such an important part of Equestrian society. She radiated an aura of health, vigor, energy, and her strong connection to the land. 

   &...

Bumps and bruises

A patron reward for Nicole Suntone. These are a couple of her OCs Azure and Vikki. They're characters from the Equestria Girls universe, and through the bumps and bruises they are there for each other. 

     This Saturday 2/5/22 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll streaming and creating art on2022-02-04 00:18:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Wrap up party

Or alternate title. HELP! This is a commission that's effectively a follow up to a piece I did in late 2020. Link 

    Fluttershy and Rarity could really use some help..Like now! However Petina won't be coming to rescue because she took a day trip in my brain while I was working on this piece. Spiders are a huge Nope! with her....

Jersey Jill Studies 01

A character from my anthro MLP dreamscape. Flying Fingers maybe finally getting a permanent 4th member to the band. Link  Link This is Jersey Jill who often goes by the stage name Cowbell. She's a guitarist who's done rhythm guitar work for the band in the s...

Year of the Tiger stream 2/5/22

February 1st was the start of the Lunar New Year which is the year of the Tiger. So this Saturday 2/5/22 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be another zodiac animal themed stream on Picarto since it's a Lunar new year Luna is also on the table. ...

Breakfast for three

The next 6 hours were a rollercoaster of emotions for Free n' Clear's in my Equestria dreamscape. What had started as a simple task of delivering some cookies to a pony she knew, admittedly with a bit of breaking and entering, had turned into a surreal adventure. Link 

     Now the filly had discovered that the mare named Heartbreaker, who she'd met...

It's a write off

Often the mark of a true professional is not how well they perform when everything goes right, but how well they perform when everything goes wrong. Coco Pommel illustrated that fact a while ago in my Royal Equestria Security Force, RESF, dreamscape.

     Coco Pommel stared silently down at the collection of wreckage that was strewn across a large table. Through the headphones she was wearing came the voice of Rarity her Operations Officer.

  &nb...

Is this the filly

Still levitating Free n' Clear along with the basket of cookies the filly had brought with her; Celestia stepped back into the bungalow, and then quietly closed the front door in my Equestria dreamscape. Through all of this the filly remained motionless and silent. Upon securing the door the princess looked over at the unexpected guest. Link 

     ...

Anthro Stormtrooper Armor 01

I've got another Star Wars themed piece coming up. It's an anthro piece so I needed to come up with some stormtrooper armor for the piece. The patron has given me some wide latitude in the design, but I need to know where I'll be going with the piece. So I did these design sketches this afternoon.

Drummer Thumbnails 01

Baron's Art Tips. Even if you are absolutely certain that  the image in your head is the one you're going to use for a finished  piece of art, it never hurts to consider other possible options.

     These are 5 ideas I had for a Applebloom/ Flying Fingers piece. I  ended up going with my original idea which was the middle left sketch.  However I plan to recycle all the other poses for future pieces. Even if  I use them w...

Giving their advice

This is the piece I started during my most recent Picarto stream. This will be the art I will use to announce my upcoming streams this year. As is typical of them, both Petina and Carousel are offering their own ideas and suggestions for what I should draw. 

Morning Stretch

A moment from my Anthro MLP dreamscape. Celestia's golden light spilled into the bedroom, heralding the arrival of another day. Discord stirred as he felt his wife awaking from her evening slumber. As was fairly typical Fluttershy was draped across the long torso of the draconequus. 

     The Lord of Chaos was most certainly not a morning person, but he enjoyed watching the ritual that was now unfolding before his half-open eyes. The yellow chiffon mare slo...

Dragonfire study sketches

Development art for an upcoming commission.  The character is the client's OC Dragonfire and he's a flamenco dancer. Since I've only drawn a flamenco dancers once Link I felt it prudent do some figure studies of the character dancing along with the physical design sketches. 

     Also it allowed me to confirm that I was understand the client's writt...

Colored Pencil Stream Tonight 1/22/22

Tonight 1/22/22 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming on Picarto. Tonight I'll be demonstrating my colored pencil technique while at the same time I'll be creating a new piece of show card art for my streams this year. So join me for an evening of art, stories, and some really great folks see you there!

Justin

During my most recent Picarto stream I did my first drawing ever of Mrs. Brisby from The Secrets of NIMH. Now my co-host Caerdwyn is also a patron of mine and he asked me to a stab at another character from the movie. Justin the rat. Well here's how that came out.

    Tomorrow 1/22/22 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be streaming again on 2022-01-22 01:13:28 +0000 UTC View Post

Not who she meant to meet

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in my Equestria dreamscape. Free n' Clear's smiled as she clenched the handle of a cloth basket between her teeth and trotted to her destination. Until recently she rarely strayed over to this part of town, but since she'd met the mare Heartbreaker that had changed. Link 

     Since the filly had met the earth pon...

Morning company

A tingling sensation in Celestia's horn roused the princess from her slumber in my Equestria dreamscape.

     It was a feeling she was very familiar with; she'd felt it for over a thousand years. It was the magical connection to the celestial body that was the physical symbol of her office. It was reminding her that she needed to oversee the raising of the morning sun.

     Normally the Princess of the Sun would at this point rise ...

The Flirty Farmer

A patron reward and a thank you to Drew Maxwell for all his support over the years. I've already drawn his OC Tenon with Applejack a couple of times already. Link, Link. So ...

Colored pencil demo Saturday 1/22/22

This Saturday 1/22/22 starting at 5:30pm Pacific I'll be stream again on Picarto. It's been awhile since I've done a colored pencil demo, and I need a new piece of show card for the new year. It's become a tradition for me to start one of these on the air, and that's what I'll be doing this weekend.  So join me for art, stories, and good times.